Woodstock Preps

Johnsburg's baseball team defeated Richmond-Burton on a walk-off balk, Cary-Grove's Charlie Taczy tossed a shutout against Burlington Central, Crystal Lake Central's Cassidy Murphy hit two homers, plus more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

McHenry's Brandon Shannon and Zach Readdy threw a combined no-hitter against Hampshire, plus more scores in baseball, girls soccer, softball, track and field, lacrosse and boys tennis in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marian Central's softball and baseball teams opened Chicagoland Christian Conference play with wins behind strong pitching performances from Christine Chmiel and Colin Kowalsky, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marengo's Robert Heuser struck out six in seven shutout innings against Harlem, McHenry, Crystal Lake South and Huntley baseball all earned nonconference wins, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Jacobs softball had a big offensive day with five batters driving in multiple runs, Marian Central walked off a win against Richmond-Burton, and more in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Chase Powrozek struck out 11 batters in five no-hit innings, and Burlington Central's baseball team improved to 5-0 with a 6-0 win over Hinsdale South. Also, McHenry's baseball team cruised. Get more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Johnsburg's Dom Vallone and Deegan Turner both knocked in two runs under the lights as the Skyhawks beat Rockford Boylan for their fifth win in a row. Read more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Marengo's Michael Kirchoff threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, Hampshire baseball won a pair of games in Tennessee to stay undefeated, Johnsburg softball beat Woodstock in a pitchers' duel, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Riley Golden struck out 11 and homered to lead Prairie Ridge baseball to a win. Marengo beat Round Lake 11-1, plus more baseball and softball scores from around the area in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire softball's Bria Riebel drove in eight runs in two games at the Jacksonville Jamboree, Dundee-Crown baseball improved to 5-1, Jacobs baseball beat Hononegah, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys wrestling team.

Huntley softball earned its first win of the season, while Marengo and Hampshire softball also won Friday. And more scores from around the area in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls wrestling team.

Hampshire baseball got a home run from Ari Fivelson in a 7-5 win over Larkin to improve to 6-0, Marian Central baseball earned its first victory, Huntley girls soccer had a big offensive day with nine goals, plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys track and field preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Johnsburg baseball's Ashton Stern and Peyton Mesce threw a combined no-hitter, Woodstock baseball's Everett Flannery struck out 11 and Hampshire softball's Lily Sippel struck out 10 in wins Wednesday. Plus more baseball, softball and girls lacrosse scores.

Here are five girls track and field athletes to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team girls track and field preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Johnsburg's Evan Pohl pitched into the seventh and drove in the game-winning run in a 1-0 win over Marian Central. Richmond-Burton's Rebecca Lanz had a walk-off hit to back up Hailey Holtz's 21 strikeouts in nine innings, plus more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Richmond-Burton softball won a pair of games in Tennessee, plus more scores in softball, baseball and girls soccer from around the area in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

New Woodstock baseball coach Ian Rago is ready for a new challenge. The 2001 Blue Streaks graduate last served as a head coach 10 years ago.

AJ Pollnow hit a first-inning grand slam for Marengo in a 14-4, six-inning win over North Boone. Plus more softball, baseball and girls soccer scores in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys basketball team.

Crystal Lake South and Hampshire won in baseball, and Marengo, Dundee-Crown and McHenry won in softball in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Drake Lenckus tied a Crystal Lake South boys lacrosse program record with 10 points to help the Gators beat Batavia 14-3 on Thursday night. Plus more boys lacrosse, girls soccer, baseball and softball scores.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys tennis preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Jacobs' Andrew Deegan drove in the go-ahead runs in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Golden Eagles to a 3-2 win over Johnsburg on Tuesday. Plus more baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys lacrosse scores.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team girls soccer preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Cary-Grove's Peyton Seaburg and Canyon McKinney had three hits and three RBIs apiece in a season-opening win over Palatine. And more results on the first day of the spring season in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

The baseball season begins Monday. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

The softball season begins Monday. Check out our team-by-team preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each local team in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

Sandwich senior Dom Rome was named the Kishwaukee River Conference Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Check out the full All-KRC team for the 2024-25 season, as selected by coaches.

The Northwest Herald girls soccer preview will appear in print Tuesday, March 18, with information on every local team. Until then, here are five storylines to look for in the 2025 season.

Plano senior guard Josie Larson repeated as the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Basketball Player of the Year, while Marengo led the All-KRC team with three selections. Check out the full team here.

The Northwest Herald softball preview will appear in print March 14 with info on each local team. Until then, here are five storylines to watch in McHenry County for the 2025 season.

Here is the 2024-25 All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls wrestling team, as selected by KRC coaches.

Here is the 2024-25 All-Kishwaukee River Valley Conference boys wrestling team, as selected by KRC coaches.

Defending state champion Marian Central dominated its Class 1A quarterfinal matchup against Murphysboro to advance to Saturday's semifinals. Cary-Grove co-op's Kasparas Venslauskas and the Trojans' 200 free relay advanced to the state swimming consolation finals.

Woodstock guard Collin Greenlee embraced a challenge after last season. Told by his coach that he needed to get physically stronger if he wanted to see increased minutes as a senior, Greenlee did. Last week, he set the single-season school record with his 95th 3-pointer.

Richmond-Burton's Luke Robinson poured in 41 points and surpassed 1,000 in his career in a playoff-opening victory, plus first-round wins from Marian Central and Woodstock North in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Adam Cooke made a last-second shot to help Harvard beat Round Lake, 55-54, while Adam Bauer scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to help Cary-Grove beat Burlington Central, 63-60, on Friday night. Plus more basketball and girls bowling scores.

The postseason for boys basketball begins Monday. Here are the top storylines to watch for teams in the Northwest Herald area.

Collin Greenlee sank his school-record 96th 3-pointer of the season, and Woodstock's boys basketball team beat Woodstock North in overtime, Marengo girls wrapped up the KRC championship, plus more scores in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Laken LePage scored 23 points to lead Crystal Lake South into the regional finals against Kaneland. Crystal Lake Central and Burlington Central also moved on. Plus more scores in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Cary-Grove and Huntley girls basketball won their postseason openers, plus more basketball scores in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Jacobs co-op boys swimming won the FVC Invite, Woodstock's Torin Deacon advanced to state in girls bowling, Marian Central's Juliette Huff set the school's single-season points record, Rileigh Gaddini surpassed 1,000 career points, plus more in Saturday's roundup.

Hampshire made history Saturday by qualifying the school's first three girls wrestlers to state, which included two sectional champions. Plus wrestlers from Huntley, Dundee-Crown, Crystal Lake South and McHenry all advance from the Schaumburg Sectional.

Woodstock's seniors celebrated senior night with a 47-36 win over Johnsburg on Friday to sweep the season series and dash the Skyhawks' hopes of winning the Kishwaukee River Conference championship.

Crystal Lake South's AJ Demirov became the Gators' all-time leading scorer, Adam Anwar scored 15 points in his return for McHenry, Huntley girls finished the regular season unbeaten, plus more results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Johnsburg faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at Woodstock High School.